Power-driven farm implement.



vA. H. REED.

POWER DRIVEN FARM IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-USA916- Patentad May 28-, 1918 I 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

A. H. REED.

POWER DRIVEN FARM IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 16. 19:6.

1 mfififin Patented May 28, 1918.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

A. H. REED.

POWER DRIVEN FARM IMPLEMENT.

APPIICATION FILED FEB. 16. I916.

' Patented May 28, 1918.

Ill/VENTOR 3 SHEETS SHEET 3- LESQY EGEO -ANDREW H. REED, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

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Specification of Lettei's Yatent. v Paiggntefl E1 23 1918.

Application filed February 18, 1916. Serial 3%. 78,595.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, ANDREW H. REED,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and. useful Improvements in Power- Driven Farm Implements; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it .appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of refer i on the once marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to power driven farm implements, andhas for its'principa'l obj'ect to provide a tractor which may be operated between rows of standing grain,

to cultivate the soil without damage to the standing grain and which is readily adapted for use with any or several ordinary farm implements.

In accomplishing this object I have provided improved details of structure, the. preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:-

Figure I is a perspective view plement containing my improvements, and particularly illustrating the combination of the tractor, followers and the mechanism for connecting the followers with the tractor.

Fig. II is a plan view of the same, parts "being broken away for better illustration.

Fig. III is a side elevation of the same.

Fig. IV is a front view of the same.

Fig. V is a vertical section through the drive wheels and their associated parts, on the line V-V, Fig. III.

Fig. VI is, an enlarged elevationof part of the steering mechanism on the line VI-VI, Fig. III. Fig, VII 'is an enlarged detail perspec:

tive view of parts of a follower frame and follower, showing the follower-- hoisting mechanism.

-Fig. VIII is an enlarged vertical section larly illustrating the mounting of the follower frame on the tractor frame and the driving connection of the follower with the tractor motor shaft.

Fig. IX is a side view of the follower.

Fig. X is a detail view of the lower end of the follower? arm.

of an imline VIII-VII'I, Fig. II, partied,

rear platform 4. The frame beams 2 carry a suspended bearing 6 near their rear ends, and rotatably mounted in said bearings is a shaft 7, to which are fixed a pairof ground wheels 88. The said ground wheels 8-8 are spaced. from each other, and fixed to the shaft 7, between the wheels, is a sprocket wheel 10, over which is run a chain belt ll: that is also run over a smaller sprocket wheel 12 on counter shaft 13 that is mounted in bearings it on the frame beams 2.

The wheel 12 is infiretl relation a miter-gear wheel 16 and meshing with said miter-gear wheel is a pinion 17, which is fixed on a shaft 18 that is'journaled in a bearing 19 on a cross bar 20 that is carried by the frame beams 12. The shaft 18 also has a spur gear wheel 22 fixed thereto which meshes with the pinion 23 on a shaft The shaft 24: is connected, through suitable transmission, indicated by the case 25, with the shaft 26 of a motor 27 and may be provided with the usual fly-wheel 28 such as the throttle, spark and clutch levers being omitted for the reason that they form. no part of the present invention, but may .be of any ordinary type.

x fifth wheel mechanism, comprising the horizontally rotating wheel 34, having peripheral geartecth 35 and asuspended frame 36, the latter carrying the front axle 37 upon which the guide wheels '38 are mounted. Meshing with the horizontal gear wheel 34: is a pinion 40 that is fixed-oh a vertical'shaft e1. revolubiy moi ted in the frame cross HGJJZIISO fixed on said verti-- cal shaft is a worm wheel 43 which is in opand clutch 29. the motor control devices,

erative connection With-a Worm shaft i l he is revolubly mounted in bearings s-5 l-" A he frame and has swivel connection with a steering rod 46 that extends to the rear of the frame and is there provided with a steering Wheel 47, which is adapted for op eration by a person sitting in the drivers seat 48 that is supported from the platform at. The rear end oi the steering rod is supported and journals-d in an adjustable standard 49 that rises from the frame 2 and cornprises the base part 50 and bearing member 51, which latter is adjustably fixed on the standard, preferably by bolts 52, so that the steering rod may be raised or lowered, the swivel connection of the rod With the Worm shaft permitting such adjustment.

The adjustable mounting of the steering rod is provided in order that, if desired, the rod may be extended substantially parallel with the frame and to a point convenient for an operator riding on a follower that may be attached to the tractor, the extended position of the rod being indicated in dotted lines in Ill.

As illustrated in the drawings the tractor frame is quite narrow in order that it may pass between rows of standing grain with out damaging the grain, and in order to obviate projectlng parts it have utilized two driving wheels in the spaced relationrnen ti'oned and located the driving sprocket be tween the Wheels and at the center of the frame, so that the sprocket Wheel or chain need not project from the side or the tractor Where they. might interfere Witlrthe grain or be damaged thereby.

Fixed to the under side of the frame members, at the rear of the main frame, are brackets 53 (Fig. VH1) having'free rear ends 5% spaced from. the frame members to receive the flanges 55 of an angle iron which is secured to a ernovable suiO-frarne 57, which latter is'also preferably of angleiron construction and or such length that it projects laterally from both sides or the tractor frame, the front of the sub-fr me being adapted for support from the brackets 53 and the rear from side members of the main frame by bolts 58, which extend through registering ap rtures in the supporting and supported frame, so that the sub-frame may be applied to the main frame by projecting the angle flanges 55 into the 1 brackets 53 and bolting the rear portions of the sub-frame to the main frame members 2; it being apparent that with this cor tion the sub-frame may be easily and qnic i applied to or removed from the frame as desired.

Rotatably mounted in bearings 59 that are suspended from the ends of the sub-frame, is a shaft 60, and rotatably mounted on said shaft at opposite ends of the sub-frame are arms 61, the lower ends being provided with yolres 61 for carrying; bonings ('32 remorably secured Within said yolres by set screws 62 and within which a suspended shaft 63 is rerolubly mounted. The said shaft-'53 er.-

tends transversely across the sub-frame and I Particularly referring to the use of the apparatus in a field o1"- stending corn, it Will be seen that the harrow tractor frame may pass between rows of standing grain. As such rows are usually slightly over thirtysin inches apart, i make the central barrow section of about thirty-sin inches in length so that it may Work the soilthoroughly be: tween the rows of standing grain. The end sections are spaced from the central sections so as to leave opening therebetween for the rows oi? the grain, each of the end sec tions being preferably oiabout half length or" the central section, so that the soil between adjacent rows at the sides of the apparatus will be Worked for a half of the Width of the row spacing and adjacent the inner rows. In this Way, when Workings field, the implement may be driven through alternate rows in order to completely Work the field, as when it is driven between the first and second rows it will Work all or the soil between such rows and one-half of the space at the outside of said rows, and when driven between the third and fourth rows it will completely Work the space between these rows and the remaining space betweenthe second and third rows, and a part of the space between the third and fourth. if: it is desired additional sections may be inserted between the outer and central sections, as shown in Fig. 1X, so that the entire surface may he harrowed; the inserted sections being so made that they may be inserted Without the removal of the end sections.

The detail construction or" the harrow preferably comprises forwardly inclined teeth 66, projecting from spirally placed tubes 66, and in order to secure the utmost benefit from the harrow 1' preferably rotate the sections during the mechanism for efi'ccting the rotation preferably coinorising sprocket Wheels on the harrow shaft 63 and trains shaft respectively, over which a drive belt 69 is run, so that when the shaft 60 is rotated the horror; sections are rotated thereby to eiliect t'ie proper treatment of the soil, the barrow sections being yieldingly urged onto the so' by their own gravity, because oi the i votal mounting of the the their forward travel,

supporting arms on the shaft 66, and also by stifi springs 70 which are coiled about the shaft 60 and have end hooks 7172 beari g against the sub-frame and against the ap'ms respectively, and in a direction to tenson the arms downwardly.

' run the belt hom also run over rocket wheel 78 'on the drive shaft 24:, a suitable clutch, not shown, being provided for controlling the operative connection of the sprocket wheel 78withthe drive shaft. At

its rear end the shaft 7st is provided with a miter-gear wheel 80 which meshes with a gear wheel 81 on a cross shaft 82 that is revolubly mounted in the side frame beam 2, and fixed to said cross shaft is a sprocket wheel 83, having a chain belt 84 run thereover and over a sprocket wheel 85 on the shaft 60, so that when the controlling clutch is in and the motor active, the shaft 60 will be rotated to rotate the harro'w sections through the; connection previously described. v V

I also provide means for lifting the harrow sections out of contact with the ground or adjusting the projection of the teeth 6d, .the mechanism for accomplishing such ad justment comprising segmental arms 87;; having the shaft 60 as their center, the upper'i ends of which are slidably guided in,

brackets 88 on the ends of the sub-frame;

the free ends of the arms passing through slots 89 in said brackets, Theinner faces of said arms are provided with racks 0 and meshing Wltll 1 1iCl racks. are pinions 91, which are fixed'on a cross-Shaft92 that is journaledin the ends of the sub-frame.

Fixed on the shaft 92 is a sprocket wheel 95, which is connected with a sprocket wheel 96 that is fixed on a sleeve 97, on the shaft .60, the sleeve 97 having a clutch face 98 adapted for cooperation with a clutch 99, having keyed relation with the shaft 60 and operable by a shift lever 101 and foot lever I 102, so that when the clutch is in the chain 95 will. be operated to rotate the shaft 92 and lift -the harrow because of the meshing engagement of the pinion 91 with the rack ar1n.87;

As it is practical to plant immediately after the ground is worked by the harrow, I provide for attaching a planter to the rpar of the frame so that the latter may folldw the borrow and plant the seed, thereby saving a separate operation of the planter through the field after the ground has been prepared. This connection for the planter preferably comprises pairs of spaced, horizontal ears 105 at the rear of the tractor frame, and drag arms 106, having forward ends which may be located between, the paired ears and connected therewith by pins 107 whichmay be dropped through aper tures 108 in the ears and 109 in the drag arms. The rear ends of the drag arms are provided with apertures 110, through which pins 111 may be projected, so that when the rear ends of the drag arms are located between the paired ears 112 of a planter 113, the pins 111 may be projected through the ears and arms to pivotally connect the planter frame with the tractor.

By arranging the tractor brackets horizontally and the planter brackets vertically,

it is apparent that a universal movement 1s zontally in their planter frame mountings,

provided, as the drag arms may swing horiso that any unevenness in t e ground that will tend to throw the planter-laterally or vertically would not effect a strain onjohe parts, as such movement would be compensated for in the universal c nnec ion- With the'tmctor constructed as described, it is apparent that the barrow frame may be applied theretd and the implement driven through a field of young grain, to cultivate the same, and that a much greater area can be worked in one trip of the implementgzhan with the ordinary devices, as the implement carp-"work not only the row through which it is traveling but adjacent rows as'well, and that by separating the vharrovv sections grain without damaging the same. When it is desired to plant a field the present implement may be'run through the ffield with the harrow and planter attached, the harrow sections Working to prepare it for the planter and the planter following after the harrow to plant the seed, so that ground is prepared and planted'at onesub-frame having a member at one side proj Vlded. with a flange for projection between the bracket ends and the main frame, and

means for removably supporting the oppo site side of the sub-frame from the main frame.

2. The combination with a main frame comprising spaced side beams having apertures therein at opposite sides of the frame and brackets suspended from said beams and spaced from said apertures, of a subframe comprising spaced side rails extendthe shaft 62 may pass over the tops of the iug trensverseiy beneath said traetor frame,

frame apertures to secure the sub-frame in suspended position,

3. The oomhiueeioh with e main frame comprising speeed sideheems having apertures therein at opposite sides of the frame and brackets suspended from said beams in spaced reie tiou with said apertures and hering their rear ends spaced from seeport ing beams, of e suhdreme oomprisin spaced side raiis extending tl ahsverseiy heneath said main frame, one of said rails having a hanger member attached thereto provided with e flange for projection between the bracket ends and the main frame, and the opposite side rail having apertures therein in registretion with the main frame apertures and bolts extending through the said registering apertures :to secure the subframe in suspended position.

in testimony whereof I efiix my signature.

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